The Government is looking closely at the future of heat in domestic buildings as a way to meet its carbon reduction promises. Greenhouse gas emissions from oil heating account for less than 2% of the UK’s total, but OFTEC is concerned there is currently a lack of affordable and practical measures to help the majority of rural households improve the energy efficiency of their homes and reduce carbon emissions from heating.

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OFTEC CEO Paul Rose said: “We have been working hard behind the scenes for a number of months now to prepare our vision for the future of off grid domestic heating. Our proposals aim to address BEIS’ four key requirements to keep energy bills low, cost effectively reduce carbon emissions, ensure a secure, resilient energy supply, and avoid unreasonable upfront costs for consumers in the process.

“We believe our two-stage approach of a boiler replacement scheme in the short term followed by the introduction of a ‘green’ liquid fuel, ticks all these boxes and provides a realistic and practical solution to an urgent issue.

“It’s an exciting time for the oil heating industry. Manufacturers have already shown their strong ability to innovate with the development of modulating and multi stage burners. These, coupled with advanced control systems will further increase the efficiency of oil fired heating systems.

“But this will only take us so far and we need to look at greening the fuel itself. If we can unite industry and government behind this aim, I am confident we can turn our vision into a reality.”